The Poop family DVD suggestions

Published 4:00 am, Friday, August 21, 2009

The Last Starfighter: 25th Anniversary Edition: Alex lives the dream of everyone who has ever played a video game: He's recruited by a secret government group to be a real spaceship pilot. The visuals were repetitive but the story was pretty good, and there are a lot of extras on this DVD and Blu-ray. For older kids only. (PG)

Race to Witch Mountain: We expected this to be an abomination, but the remake of "Escape to Witch Mountain" was actually kind of pleasant. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is likable as a cab driver who discovers two aliens disguised as children. Original aliens Ike Eisenmann and Kim Richards return in cameos. (PG)

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The Mighty Ducks: After years of guiltily watching this movie every time it comes on cable, I'm ready to go public with my true feelings: I like "The Mighty Ducks." Yes, it's formulaic. And yes, there were about 37 sequels too many. But it has a nice message, and Emilio Estevez helped give the picture a more sanitized "Bad News Bears" vibe. (PG)